[Note: This letter is required for each individual shipment destined to Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, Crimea and Cuba.]
Version 0.6
Date 2017-07-14
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(a) Applicable Sanction(s), or
(b) the representations and warranties contained herein, including non-declaration or illegal, inaccurate
and/or inadequate declaration by the Shipper in respect of the shipment or from any other cause in
connection with the Shipment, or the exercise by DHL of any and all of its rights as set out below (“Grant
to DHL”).
Comply with DHL Actions: The Shipper shall comply with any and all special handling procedures that DHL
may require and implement for the shipments to comply with a Sanction.
Grant to DHL: Shipper hereby grants DHL the right (but not the obligation) at DHL’s discretion to conduct any
or all of the following:
(a) inspect and/or screen the Shipments in accordance with applicable laws;
(b) return the shipments;
(c) abandon or block the shipments without any further liability to the Shipper as required by applicable law;
(d) disclose information related to the shipment to a government authority in accordance with applicable laws;
(e) release the shipments to a government authority in accordance with applicable laws; or
store the shipments during the examination period and then dispose of or destroy the shipments (all at the
Shipper’s costs) without any further liability to the Shipper if it becomes apparent that any of the
representations or warranties in this Letter are untrue, inaccurate or incomplete, or if DHL reasonably
believes that such action is necessary to ensure its own compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
DHL will take prompt and reasonable measures to provide the Shipper with reasonable advance notice prior
to taking any such action and offer the Shipper a reasonable opportunity to provide the necessary
clarifications to the compliance matters at issue.
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CKNOWLEDGEMENT
DHL accepts the shipments in full reliance upon the Shipper's representations, warranties and agreement
contained in this Letter. The terms of this Letter shall prevail over any conflicting terms and conditions of
general carriage or contract. By signing below the Shipper acknowledges and agrees to all provisions of this
Letter.
Signature: Date:
Print Name: Title:
Company Name:
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EFINITIONS
Denied Party: A person or entity which is included on an applicable Sanctions List. Note that the lists can include incomplete names,
addresses and other details. For the purposes of this Letter, the term "Denied Party" does not include entities that appear on the Sectoral
Sanctions Identification List (the "SSI List") maintained by the EU, OFAC or a comparable list of persons subject to sectoral sanctions
maintained by the EU, US, etc.
Letter: This Sanctions Warranty and Indemnity Letter.
Restricted Items: Any item that is either positively included on any list of goods the import/export/transit of which is prohibited by
applicable Sanction(s) OR where positively not authorized by applicable Sanction(s).
Sanction(s): Any applicable economic or financial sanction regulation, trade embargo or export control law or regulation implemented,
administered or enforced by a Sanctions Authority.
Sanction(s) Authority: An international institution or applicable national or regional government, or subdivisions thereof that possess the
authority to enact and implement applicable economic and/or financial sanctions regulations or other economic controls upon individuals,
organizations, corporations, political entities and other parties Such authorities include, but are not limited to United Nations Security
Council ("UNSC"), the European Union ("EU"), The German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (“BAFA”), the
Germany Federal Bank, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), the U.S. Departments of State or
Commerce, the United Kingdom (including Her Majesty's Treasury ("HMT")), Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and
any other equivalent sanctions authority. Collectively, these are deemed the "Sanctions Authorities".
Sanction(s) Lists: A list of sanctioned entities (i.e., Denied Parties), generally consisting of names of the sanctioned individuals, entities and
associated details (addresses, locations, aliases).
Sanctioned Countries: Those countries, regions or territories that are currently subject to broad, complex or comprehensive sanctions
including but not limited to UN/EU/U.S. embargoes (e.g. currently Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria; (Cuba where US sanctions
apply)). This list may change from time to time and may also be based on factors beyond law.
Shipment: For an individual shipment, the shipment referenced by Air Waybill Number or other DHL shipment reference at the start of this
Letter. For a Blanket Letter, all shipments by the Shipper after the date this Letter was executed.
